Puzzle 2002 — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Gothic

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 2 December 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...

Syberia

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox, iOS, Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 25 November 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Syberia is a legendary adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, who goes on a deal to sell...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Resident Evil Zero

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

Game released: GameCube, Wii, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...

Arx Fatalis

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox → 3 April 2007

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Arx Fatalis is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will take you to the wonderful world of Arx, where the main character...

Resident Evil (2002)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: GameCube, Wii → 13 September 2002

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Resident Evil (2002) — third-person horror game with puzzle elements. The game is distinguished by its photorealistic environment. The game features new...

Pikmin

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Wii → 14 June 2002

Metacritic: 83/100

This real-time strategy game follows a spaceman who crash-lands on a strange planet inhabited by Pikmin, plant-like creatures that obey his orders. The player...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 24 September 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

ICO

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 30 December 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Shrek

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Xbox → 30 October 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

A third-person action game with puzzles, Shrek finds his peace in the swamp disturbed by fairy-tale characters asking for help. He sets out on a series of missions...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Golden Sun

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 22 February 2002

Metacritic: 91/100

This fantasy role-playing game takes place in a world threatened by forces of darkness seeking the lost art of Alchemy. The hero and their companions must stop the...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 31 January 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

Real MYST

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: iPad, Mac, PC → 14 June 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person puzzle adventure takes place on the mysterious island of Myst, where the player investigates the surroundings and seeks to uncover an old...

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2002)

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 8 November 2002

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A fantasy role-playing game based on The Lord of the Rings, following the path taken by the Fellowship in the book. Players control Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandalf the...

Space Rangers

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 10 November 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Space Rangers — the game takes place in space, in the distant future, at the beginning of the 31st century. The galaxy is inhabited by 5 intelligent...

Super Mario Sunshine

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: GameCube → November 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Super Mario Sunshine — the game takes place on the tropical resort of Isle Delfino, which is inhabited by the Pianta and Noki races, has the shape of a...

Ratchet & Clank (2002)

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2, PS Vita → 4 November 2002

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This sci-fi action platformer takes place in a futuristic world of spaceships, robots and high-tech gadgets. Ratchet lives on an abandoned backwater planet and...

Seven Seas Deluxe

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: Browser, Mac, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 2001

Players: 10/10

Seven Seas Deluxe also known as Seven...

Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, NES, PC-88, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1983

Players: 8/10

Mario Bros. is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Pac-Man Collection

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 1 March 2002

Metacritic: 79/100

This arcade collection featuring Pac-Man includes the original Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania, and a special Pac-Man Arrangement mode. The mode adds power-ups and...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, iOS → 10 March 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops and through...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC, iOS → 14 March 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in New York in 2000, this point-and-click adventure follows Brian, a college student nearing graduation who is attacked by mobsters. On the run with a...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Android, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage → 25 November 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 17 May 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the developers of SEGA Studios USA. The game is...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 28 February 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2003)

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Xbox → 10 October 2003

Metacritic: 62/100

This platform adventure with puzzle elements follows Munch, a member of the Gabbit race, and his companion Abe as they try to save their homeland from the greedy...

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 9 October 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

ZooCube

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC → 25 October 2002

Metacritic: 69/100

ZooCube is a fast-paced 3D puzzle game that tests the player's reflexes. Puzzles are solved by rotating shapes and collecting power-ups and bonuses. The game...

Donkey Kong Junior

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii → 1983

Players: 6/10

Donkey Kong Junior is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the Nintendo Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Shrek Super Party

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 30 May 2003

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 33/100

A party board game based on the Shrek animated film, where its characters compete in a collection of minigames. Players choose Shrek, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad...

Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube, PC, Xbox → 9 April 2004

Metacritic: 63/100

This third-person fantasy action platformer with puzzles follows Dirk the Daring, a brave but clumsy knight, through the dangerous, labyrinthine halls of a castle...

Scooby-Doo!: Night of 100 Frights

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 22 November 2002

Metacritic: 68/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows Scooby-Doo as he searches for his kidnapped friends from Mystery Inc. and tries to foil the Mastermind’s plan...

Egg Mania

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube → 16 September 2002

Metacritic: 62/100

This arcade puzzle game challenges players to build a tower and keep it stable. The Wobble Meter assesses the tower’s stability and adds a strategic element to...

WordUp

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: iPhone, Mac, PC → 24 February 2009

WordUp is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from Skunk Studios, LLC.. The game's primary publisher is Skunk Studios...

Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac, PC → 2002

Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land is a first-person adventure with a mixture of educational game and puzzle from Arxel Tribe and Réunion des...

Luigi's Mansion

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Nintendo 3DS → 17 May 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure with horror and puzzle elements takes place in a mansion haunted by ghosts. Luigi explores its rooms with a flashlight and a customized vacuum...

Versailles 2: Testament of the King

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 2002

Versailles 2: Testament of the King is a first-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published...

Puzzle

Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2002 (Game released)